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From the ashes of underground punk outfits Ex-Cathedra/Suicide bid, '77 style melodic Punk tunes with rasping Scottish vocals. Singer/songwriter Andi Chalmers returns with new band Bullitz 23, and their debut EP ‘Burn’. ‘Burn’ will bring fire to your heart and rebellion to your soul, dance your Docs off to Bullitz 23!Continue Reading

Rebellion 2024 has been an absolute blast, but who did our intrepid reporters, Herman de Tollenaere and Ruth Rae see on day four? Let’s dive in to their final report from Blackpool!
The organisers and staff at this four-day Rebellion Festival, with over 300 punk and alternative groups performing across seven stages, must be heartily applauded for their efforts once again. Continue Reading

Yet more music lovers of every age descend upon the Winter Gardens as the punk spirit continues to reverberate through the air around Blackpool for another thrilling day at Rebellion Punk Music Festival. It’s day three of Punktuation’s punk pilgrimage, and Ruth Rae and Herman de Tollenaere are back and ready for more Rebellion Festival mayhem. Join Herman and Ruth as they Continue Reading

In the heart of a sunny Blackpool, even more punk enthusiasts from all corners of the UK and beyond gather for the ultimate punk pilgrimage. It's day two of the Rebellion Punk Music Festival, and it's getting hotter!
This four-day extravaganza boasts an impressive lineup of over 300 punk and alternative groups performing across seven electrifying stages. And in the midst Continue Reading

Blackpool, a traditional seaside town in the north-west of England, changes beyond recognition every August to welcome punk fans from across the globe. Held in the extensive and iconic Winter Gardens, this four-day extravaganza boasts an impressive lineup of over 300 punk and alternative groups across seven electrifying stages. With organisers expecting a roaring crowd of Continue Reading

During their 2024 European tour, English punk bands Hi-Fi Spitfires and Chaos 8 played one of their two Dutch dates at the Resistor venue in Leiden. Herman de Tollenaere was there!Continue Reading

Fantazmaz have a friend covering for their usual drummer, but you wouldn’t know it from how tight they are. They play raucous street punk, veering on thrash metal intensity at times, and it’s impossible to take your eyes off livewire vocalist Thami as she scales the bar, the merch table and even people’s shoulders. Yur Mum are a bass and drums duo, and they’ve hit upon a Continue Reading

Newcastle natives Demob Happy play like this is their own show, and that’s understandable for a band with songs as good (and as exotically-titled) as ‘Token Appreciation Society’ and ‘Sweet And Sour America’. Theirs is a punk rock sneer set atop a pile of thunderous low-end riffs and barbed-wire guitars. However, if Demob Happy sound like they’re flirting with musical Continue Reading

Tom Wilson was a young man who tragically died from an accidental blow to his head during a hockey training session, and was found to have previously volunteered to donate his organs - enabling him to unknowingly save or vastly improve the lives of several people. Tonight's charity gig in aid of the Tom Wilson Memorial Fund featured Explode The TV, The Priscillas and Love Continue Reading

Dealing With Damage gigs don’t come around as often as we’d like (damned real-life responsibilities!), but boy, are they worth the wait. These guys play what we shall call ‘smartcore’; melodic post-hardcore with SOMETHING WORTHWHILE TO SAY. Midway Still are one of those bands that make me wish I’d been born a good ten years earlier, not least as I may well have caught them Continue Reading